The Omnibus: A Comics Podcast

Eric Wong and Phillip Fleming
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Visual Arts
  • Updated Weekly

A comics theory and criticism podcast hosted by comic creators and MFA grads Eric Wong and Phillip Fleming, both having an MFA in Comics from California College of the Arts, which that went broke and closed down in 2026.

  1. 2d ago

    CW Arrowverse - Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 4

    Phillip and Eric are back with the penultimate episode of the 2019 CW Arrowverse crossover event, Crisis on Infinite Earths. Hear them bemoan having to use PlutoTV to watch the Arrow episode, Eric chides Phillip for not having read any of J.H. Williams's run on Batwoman, and Eric raves about the movie Obession starring Superman and Lois actor Inde Navarette.

    1h 8m

  2. May 31

    CW Arrowverse - Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 3

    Phillip and Eric continue their rewatch commentary on the third episode of the 2019 Arrowverse crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths! They gush over Black Lightning finally crossing over, the budget limitations of the crossover, and the implications of "the nod" being multiversal.

    51 min

  3. May 21

    CW Arrowverse - Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 2

    Phillip and Eric return to their rewatch of the Arrowverse crossover event of 2019, Crisis on Infinite Earths! They talk about its homages to Kingdom Come, the best cameos of the crossover, and confusing the movie Girls Trip with a Weekend at Bernie's ripoff.

    58 min

  4. May 14

    Scalped by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra - Part 2

    Phillip and Eric are back to continue their breakdown of the Vertigo Native American crime epic, Scalped by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra. They talk about the comic's themes of characters struggling with their cultural self-identity in the face of adversity, sneaking in moments of tenderness and beauty amidst bleakness, and Eric further bashes the MFA in Comics grad program at the now-defunct California College of the Arts!

    45 min

  5. May 3

    Scalped by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra - Part 1

    Phillip and Eric kick off a multi-part discussion of one of their favorite Vertigo series, the Native American neo-noir Western Scalped by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera. They talk about its basis in the Red Power Movement and Native American civil rights history, the most unlikeable antihero in comics ever, and about a certain reunion of characters in Daredevil Born Again.

    55 min

  6. Apr 9

    CW Arrowverse - Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 1

    Phillip and Eric do a rewatch and commentary of the final crossover event featuring the DC Arrowverse shows with part 1 of Crisis on Infinite Earths! Plus Phillip makes his pitch for his X-Men movie, Eric explains a bunch of CW stuff to Phil who had stopped watching these shows at this time, and he explains who Cody Rhodes to Eric.

    51 min

  7. Apr 2

    Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamadaand Tsukasa Abe

    Phillip and Eric are talking the hit fantasy manga series, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe. They discuss its character-driven take on the well-trodden high fantasy genre, the deconstruction of various fantasy character archetypes, and buying Mrs. Butterworth syrup.

    55 min

  8. Mar 26

    Titans - Season 1, Episode 9, "Hank and Dawn"

    In this episode, Phillip and Eric watch an episode from the maligned Titans tv series starring the secret origin of Hawk and Dove. Hear them lose their minds on the dark edginess of the series, plus they talk about being unable to find pizza places that sell by the slice and Wonder Man being renewed for another season.

    1h 4m
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A comics theory and criticism podcast hosted by comic creators and MFA grads Eric Wong and Phillip Fleming, both having an MFA in Comics from California College of the Arts, which that went broke and closed down in 2026.

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  • Creator
    Eric Wong and Phillip Fleming
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    183
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Eric Wong and Phillip Fleming
  • Show Website
    The Omnibus: A Comics Podcast